Meet John Doe

All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!

122 mins
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.

Gary Cooper

Long John Willoughby

Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Mitchell

Edward Arnold

D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan

The Colonel

Spring Byington

Mme Mitchell

James Gleason

Henry Connell

Gene Lockhart

Mayor Lovett

Rod La Rocque

Ted Sheldon

Regis Toomey

Bert Hansen

Warren Hymer

Angelface

Harry Holman

Mayor Hawkins

Charles C. Wilson

Charlie Dawson

M.J. Frankovich

Radio Announcer

Knox Manning

Radio Announcer

John B. Hughes

Radio Announcer

Harry Davenport

Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)

Ann Doran

Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

(uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Mike (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Mattie (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Eddie (uncredited)

James Millican

Photographer (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Man at Stadium Rally (uncredited)

Frank Moran

(uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Radio Station Audience Member (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Delegate (uncredited)

Henry Roquemore

Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Legislator (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

John Hamilton

Jim (uncredited)

William Forrest

Governor's Associate (uncredited)

Tina Thayer

Ann's Sister (uncredited)

Benny Bartlett

Red (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Eddie Kane

Wall Street Tycoon (uncredited)

Richard Kipling

Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Guard (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

(uncredited)

Russell Simpson

(uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

(uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Cop Guarding Ann (uncredited)

George Melford

Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)

George Pembroke

(uncredited)

Bob Perry

Delegate (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe

Extra (uncredited)

Frank Capra

Director

Robert Riskin

Screenplay

Dimitri Tiomkin

Original Music Composer

George Barnes

Director of Photography

Frank Capra

Producer

Natalie Visart

Costume Design

Jack Cosgrove

Special Effects

Stephen Goosson

Art Direction

Leo F. Forbstein

Music Director

Arthur S. Black Jr.

Assistant Director

Richard Connell

Short Story

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